Professional Licensure
The New York University Master of Arts in Drama Therapy program is an on-campus academic program designed to enable a graduate to meet the educational requirements to qualify for professional licensure as a Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) in New York. The program places students in supervised field experiences in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
If you are interested in having a placement in a different state please contact nyudramatherapy@nyu.edu to discuss if this is possible.
New York Licensure as a Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)
To become a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) in New York, graduates of NYU’s MA in Drama Therapy program will need to obtain a provisional license and complete 1,500 hours of supervised postgraduate practice within two years. During this period, you must also pass the LCAT licensing exam and submit your application for full licensure in New York State.
For information on New York’s Office of Professions and the procedures to earn licensure through New York State please visit the New York Office of Professions website.
Credentialing
The NYU MA program in Drama Therapy has been continuously accredited by the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) since 1989 and meets the educational requirements for credentialing as a drama therapist. For information regarding credentialing versus licensure and to learn how to obtain a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) credential please visit NADTA's Educational Pages.
Note: Because state regulations change frequently, the information provided here may be subject to change. Please email nyudramatherapy@nyu.edu if you have specific questions about whether our program meets other licensure requirements for licensure in a specific state.
No other state or territory currently offers a license in drama therapy. The following states and territories do not offer licensure specifically for drama therapists:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- US Virgin Islands